MICA executive director briefs Rice County commissioners on 2026 legislative session
Nathan Jessen, executive director of MICA, told the Rice County Board that the 2026 Minnesota legislative session was "surprisingly productive," highlighted a tied House and a structural state deficit, and warned counties about a tax bill being placed in a transportation conference report rather than passing on its own.
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Nathan Jessen, executive director of MICA, delivered a legislative-session briefing to the Rice County Board of Commissioners on June 23, outlining how recent actions at the State Capitol could affect mid-sized counties. Jessen said MICA represents 17 of the largest Minnesota counties outside Hennepin and Ramsey and described the 2026 session as, "at a high level, the 26th session was surprisingly productive."
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